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Amine Kessaci, center, attends a gathering in homage to his brother Mehdi Kessaci

Video. Thousands march in Marseille to denounce drug violence after killing of activist's brother

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Thousands of people marched Saturday in the French southern port city of Marseille to denounce drug trafficking after the killing last week of an activist's brother shocked the country.

Thousands gathered in Marseille Saturday to mourn the 20-year-old brother of a prominent anti-drugs activist murdered earlier this month, and to protest against the ongoing drug trafficking violence plaguing the French city.

Mehdi Kessaci was killed by two gunmen on Nov. 13 while he was in his car.

He was the younger brother of Amine Kessaci, a 22-year-old well known anti-drug trafficking activist who already lost an older brother in a drug related execution five years ago.

Medhi Kessaci didn't have any police record and was preparing to become a policeman, he family said.

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